junto

1. He founded, for example, the Junto, a discussion group, that met weekly to debate the issues of the day.
   比如，他成立了一个叫“小团体”的时事小组，每周聚会一次，对当时的各种问题展开辩论。
2. Benjamin Franklin had his Junto that met for over forty years and to which he attributed much of his success.
   本杰明。福兰克林就拥有他自己的政治集团，他们合作超过四十年，而福兰克林也把自己的成功归功于他们。
3. The Junto was active for30 years and developed into the American Philosophical Society.
   秘密政治集团花了30年的时间发展成为美国哲学社会。
4. I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which we called the JUNTO;
   我早先原该提到，在前一年的秋天，我把我大多数的有才能的朋友组成了一个相互切磋琢磨的社团，我们管它叫做“密社”。

noun

1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

   Synonym:    cabalfactioncamarilla